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Side view of the mansion. A garden surrounds steps leading up to a side entrance of the two story structure. The exterior is painted white.

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The Morris-Jumel Mansion

ByCynthia Capley April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

This Harlem Heights mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan. I was watching the play Hamilton a couple of weeks ago and it brought back memories of my visit to the Morris-Jumel Mansion during a trip to New York City in 2015. The mansion, the oldest in Manhattan, turns 260 this year. Aaron Burr had…

View of the exterior of Lyndhurst Mansion which was built in the gothic revival style.

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A New York Gothic Revival Gem: Lyndhurst Mansion

ByCynthia Capley January 26, 2024October 29, 2024

The Gilded Age is the period in the United States between 1865 to 1904. While there was a lot of economic growth during this time, with improved wages for industrial workers, there was also much political corruption and excess materialism alongside extreme poverty. Robber barons of the day succeeded in part through the use of…

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